# Break my goals into weekly actions I can track

Converts quarterly or annual goals into specific weekly actions, milestones, and a simple tracker you review each Friday.

- Topic: Productivity & Planning
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/break-my-goals-into-weekly-actions-i-can-track

## Prompt

```text
Convert my goals into weekly actions.

**My goals:** [PASTE - e.g. "reduce invoice errors by 30% this quarter", "get certified in Power BI by June"]
**Time frame:** [e.g. "12 weeks starting July 1"]
**Hours per week I can give these goals:** [NUMBER]
**Existing commitments and busy weeks:** [e.g. "month-end close in weeks 1 and 5", "vacation in week 8"]
**How I'll be measured (if anyone measures):** [DETAILS]

Steps:
1. For each goal, define what done looks like and a leading indicator I can track weekly.
2. Break each goal into milestones, then into weekly actions small enough to finish that week.
3. Balance the load against my hours and busy weeks, and flag overloaded weeks.
4. Put dependencies and approvals early.

Return:
1. Goal summary: | Goal | Done looks like | Weekly indicator | Milestones |
2. Week-by-week plan: | Week | Actions | Goal | Hours | Milestone due |
3. A tracker I can paste into Excel or a to-do app, with columns for action, week, status, and notes.
4. A 10-minute Friday review checklist.
5. Warning signs that a goal is slipping, and what to cut first.

If a goal is too vague to plan, rewrite it as a measurable goal and mark it [CONFIRM] for me to approve. Don't invent targets or baselines.
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## What to fill in

- e.g. "12 weeks starting July 1"
- NUMBER
- e.g. "month-end close in weeks 1 and 5", "vacation in week 8"
- DETAILS
- CONFIRM

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